Other Social Insurance Programs and Veterans' Benefits

Other Social Insurance Programs

Unemployment Insurance

Table 9.A2 Summary data on state programs, by state or other area, 2009

State or area

Covered employment (excludes federal government)

Insured unemployment as percent of covered employment a

Number of first payments

Average weekly benefit for total unemployment

Average weekly insured unemployment

Average actual duration (weeks)

Claimants exhausting benefits

Contri-butions collected b (millions of dollars)

Benefits paid c (millions of dollars)

Average employer contribution rate d (percent)

Average number of workers (thou-sands)

Total payroll e (millions of dollars)

Amount f (dollars)

Percent of average weekly wages g

Number

Percent of first payments h

Total

126,466

5,679,684

4.5

14,172,822

309.60

35.8

5,723,941

18.8

7,530,223

55.3

28,182

79,550

2.3

Alabama

1,775

68,336

4.0

195,672

208.04

28.1

71,110

16.5

83,432

41.9

207

651

1.5

Alaska

297

13,664

4.8

34,157

234.86

26.5

14,275

22.0

20,806

58.2

103

170

1.8

Arizona

2,340

99,095

4.3

242,508

220.17

27.0

100,174

18.5

131,350

64.5

224

1,001

1.3

Arkansas

1,113

39,152

5.1

141,925

281.53

41.6

57,184

16.8

66,863

47.8

246

620

2.5

California

14,377

737,852

5.4

1,778,757

310.56

31.5

777,733

20.4

1,066,905

62.4

4,083

11,455

4.2

Colorado

2,148

99,532

3.2

186,153

360.96

40.5

69,771

16.0

103,182

66.0

335

1,062

1.6

Connecticut

1,596

92,085

5.2

223,342

342.16

30.8

83,599

19.4

101,593

48.9

568

1,313

3.1

Delaware

397

18,871

3.9

35,218

261.80

28.6

15,609

22.0

20,152

56.1

82

208

2.0

District of Columbia

482

34,195

1.4

34,259

303.01

22.2

6,947

20.4

19,273

64.8

109

217

2.1

Florida

7,050

285,671

4.1

680,061

237.58

30.5

290,301

19.2

468,595

70.7

758

3,098

1.5

Georgia

3,696

156,156

4.2

409,873

283.03

34.8

155,360

15.3

237,433

57.7

483

1,718

1.7

Hawaii

559

22,355

3.6

50,721

423.02

55.0

20,187

18.9

22,743

46.5

44

391

0.7

Idaho

600

20,173

5.6

92,187

275.40

42.6

33,707

16.6

46,796

50.7

130

396

1.3

Illinois

5,465

262,711

5.1

661,955

327.86

35.5

281,314

20.6

348,987

56.2

1,437

4,418

2.4

Indiana

2,666

101,182

4.7

354,471

306.90

42.1

126,247

17.1

215,551

58.1

444

1,831

2.6

Iowa

1,427

52,680

3.7

165,030

319.76

45.0

52,398

15.6

63,657

39.9

335

792

1.5

Kansas

1,291

48,760

3.7

123,178

354.38

48.8

47,732

18.1

63,547

58.8

201

744

1.4

Kentucky

1,671

62,739

4.4

191,181

307.64

42.6

72,898

19.0

80,622

40.5

368

1,064

3.1

Louisiana

1,817

73,003

3.0

136,503

230.74

29.9

54,297

16.6

51,284

46.8

145

455

1.4

Maine

567

20,361

3.7

55,232

281.62

40.8

21,245

17.0

25,294

47.7

84

259

1.6

Maryland

2,329

113,040

3.6

187,148

310.90

33.3

83,835

18.8

93,347

51.4

381

1,089

2.0

Massachusetts

3,087

172,995

4.7

352,631

419.18

38.9

144,271

20.1

191,724

57.0

1,429

2,755

3.6

Michigan

3,721

161,450

7.1

652,819

308.68

37.0

263,540

19.4

363,741

53.7

1,303

3,785

4.6

Minnesota

2,536

114,340

4.2

252,468

359.95

41.5

105,830

19.6

134,061

57.4

721

1,691

1.5

Mississippi

1,054

34,991

4.1

102,315

195.63

30.7

43,692

17.4

47,765

47.1

88

345

1.3

Missouri

2,550

100,960

3.9

241,057

256.41

33.7

99,566

18.4

121,161

52.1

530

1,140

2.0

Montana

407

13,415

4.6

41,524

270.27

42.7

18,862

20.3

21,588

52.1

70

209

0.9

Nebraska

885

32,097

2.2

60,656

249.45

35.8

19,604

13.9

29,714

55.0

90

219

1.3

Nevada

1,120

47,528

6.4

181,563

317.36

38.9

71,967

19.4

110,770

62.7

294

1,095

1.3

New Hampshire

597

26,659

3.8

57,473

282.65

32.9

22,432

16.9

20,605

39.7

79

269

2.2

New Jersey

3,712

203,895

5.4

469,715

395.73

37.5

200,581

20.9

284,292

62.0

1,774

3,659

2.1

New Mexico

760

28,429

3.8

62,746

300.29

41.7

28,773

19.5

36,031

63.7

86

362

1.1

New York

8,217

473,769

4.2

803,525

314.51

28.4

345,815

20.3

424,295

54.8

2,147

4,970

3.7

North Carolina

3,756

148,370

5.4

544,491

306.70

40.4

204,285

17.1

310,305

60.4

736

2,555

1.7

North Dakota

340

12,047

1.9

22,013

310.52

45.6

6,547

13.7

8,152

37.9

51

99

1.0

Ohio

4,866

197,125

4.7

503,921

321.01

41.2

228,890

19.9

247,778

48.2

1,018

2,942

2.7

Oklahoma

1,451

52,872

2.9

107,524

295.38

42.2

41,716

17.2

50,869

54.9

123

574

0.7

Oregon

1,578

63,646

6.9

260,274

313.26

40.4

109,420

19.5

140,625

53.5

523

1,625

1.9

Pennsylvania

5,363

238,310

6.1

782,870

352.16

41.2

328,830

19.6

355,542

47.4

1,855

4,827

4.6

Rhode Island

439

18,755

5.0

55,512

382.96

46.6

22,032

19.2

34,632

61.4

185

409

3.4

South Carolina

1,734

63,031

5.4

224,111

250.08

35.8

94,021

17.1

126,887

56.9

236

946

2.1

South Dakota

378

12,356

1.5

17,428

253.90

40.4

5,574

13.7

3,922

25.3

29

66

1.0

Tennessee

2,515

100,036

3.9

279,980

226.36

29.6

98,802

17.3

153,091

53.3

614

1,099

3.2

Texas

9,952

451,182

2.6

713,662

324.98

37.3

259,740

17.4

374,253

59.7

1,085

3,837

1.3

Utah

1,121

42,536

3.1

98,998

320.77

44.0

34,706

16.0

49,180

55.1

114

489

0.6

Vermont

286

10,945

4.5

38,373

306.33

41.6

12,983

17.4

13,325

35.8

62

196

3.3

Virginia

3,379

157,691

2.4

229,868

304.01

33.9

82,540

15.9

116,585

53.1

303

1,073

1.2

Washington

2,764

129,983

5.0

345,913

401.51

44.4

138,412

18.9

154,773

47.9

886

2,597

1.4

West Virginia

668

23,990

4.1

77,262

271.76

39.4

27,309

16.5

26,510

38.1

167

343

2.7

Wisconsin

2,614

101,802

6.1

447,970

287.50

38.4

158,372

17.0

170,298

39.5

621

1,932

2.6

Wyoming

267

10,746

3.1

28,772

347.40

44.9

8,237

16.5

12,241

53.2

48

166

1.2

Outlying areas

Puerto Rico

940

24,216

6.3

132,368

115.34

23.3

59,384

20.5

62,067

48.4

152

304

3.1

U.S. Virgin Islands

43

1,568

3.0

3,489

327.34

46.5

1,287

18.9

2,029

64.4

1

20

0.2

SOURCES: Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration and Bureau of Labor Statistics; based on data submitted by state agencies.

NOTES: Except where noted, excludes data for federal employees and for ex-servicemembers; includes data for state and local government employees where covered by state law after 1955.

Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.

a. Based on average covered employment in 12-month period.

b. Contributions, penalties, and interest from employers and contributions from employees in states taxing workers; adjusted to exclude refunds of contributions and dishonored checks; excludes state and local government employees covered on reimbursable basis.

d. Estimated data. Contribution rate as a percentage of taxable payroll; excludes state and local jurisdictions covering state and local government employees on a reimbursable basis. Standard contribution rate for most states, 2.7 percent.

e. Total wages earned in covered employment during all pay periods ended within the year.

f. Includes dependents' allowances for states that provide such benefits.